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Lady-killing

Lady-killing \La"dy-kill`ing\, n. The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women.

Better for the sake of womankind that this dangerous dog should leave off lady-killing.
--Thackeray.

Usage examples of "lady-killing".

It was useless to expect anything from this lady-killing, dancing clown, from this fellow of senseless bravado, who was constantly exposing his life in duels in order to satisfy a silly sense of honor.